[1] They are also responsible for policing fisherman and fishing in rivers.

[6] It started out with 747 personnel under a Deputy Inspector General of Bangladesh Police.

[7] On 20 July 2010, the first camp of River Police was established in Dhaka at Mirpur.

The government of Bangladesh had approved five River police camps within Dhaka city.

[8] In June 2019, River Police started operating in Rajshahi District.